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Mark Pocan: It is interesting. One of the things a person mentioned is, you know, people who make $174,000 a year trying to tell…

On the recordDecember 8, 2015
It is interesting. One of the things a person mentioned is, you know, people who make $174,000 a year trying to tell them they are making too much at $11.50 an hour after 23 years of being in that profession.
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Mark Pocan
Democratic · Wisconsin

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Commenting on wage discussions and the disparity faced by workers.

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